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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,064 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 54
AN exciting scene took place in the City Court to day, during the Premier Permanent Building Society prosecution, in which Messrs. Purves and Gaunson, barristers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three men were arrested this morning on a charge of robbing Everard King of £30 and violently assaulting him. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The charge of child murder against Mary Ann Beswick, who was supposed to have poisoned her infant with "rough on rate," resulted in the jury returning a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JAMES MANCE, Thomas Jennings, Owen Jones, and John Watt were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours, for over-indulgence. Alleged Stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Sunday.—A meeting of the police has been held to express sympathy With Mr. Monro, Chief Commissioner. A circular has been sent to all stations urging a strike on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—It is reported that Chief Constable A. C. Howard will succeed Mr. James Monro, C.B., as Chief Commissioner of the London police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Full Court, consisting of their Honors Mr. Justice Windeyer, Mr. Justice Inues, and Mr. Justice Foster, delivered its reserved judgment on the appeal against conviction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →KATE COLLINS, 53; William Coulson, 26, an engineer; Louisa Simpson, 22; William Stubbard, 48, a miner; John Anderson, 67, a labourer; and James Jones, 24, a miner,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The case commenced in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Wrenfordsley, in which Captain Smith is being sued by five Indians who claim £500 damages, was concluded on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three larrikins named Elliott, Carr, and O'Neil were committed for trial at the police court for committing a brutal assault on France Thompson. It is alleged that they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—The bill which is now before Parliament for granting pensions to members of the police force provides for life pensions in case the men are invalided owing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ROWLAND MERCHANT, for being drunk in Nelson-street on Friday evening, was admonished and discharged. John Black was brought up on three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONE drunk was produced, but in consequence of his haring been in the lockup for 13 hours he was discharged with a caution. ALLEGED KILLING OF A HELPER…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fanny Floyd was committed for trial at Cairns on Tuesday, charged with the murder of her illegitimate child. MORE FLOODS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MICHARL DONNELLY, licensee of the Red Lion Hotel, Wallsend, pleaded guilty to a charge of suffering games of cards for stakes being played upon his premises on the 7th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KATE COLLINS, John Barrett, Annie Watson, and William Watkins, were each fined 5s, or 24 hours, for over-indulgence in strong liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE public examination of Alfred Worlui, labourer, of Carridgton, took place. No debts having been proved, the meeting was declared closed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A CORNER'S Jury found a verdict of manslaughter against James Rosser, colliery proprietor, of Palmer's Flat, West Dean (England), in respect of the death of Isaac…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE only case set down for hearing occupied the attention of the Bench all the morning. Mary Lloyd sued George Lloyd, her husband, for assault, and further claimed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RICHARD HEALY, a seaman, and John Collins and Thomas Buttony, labourers, were each fined 5s, with an alternative of 24 hours' lookup for having been drunk…
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